Brooklyn Heights Promenade

The Brooklyn Heights Promenade, also called the Esplanade, is a 1,826-foot-long platform and pedestrian walkway cantilevered over the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights, , , United States.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Brooklyn Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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The is a cable-stayed suspension bridge in , spanning the between the boroughs of and . Opened on May 24, 1883, the was the first fixed crossing of the East River. is situated 2,900 feet north of Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

Park
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is an 85-acre park on the side of the in . Designed by landscape architecture firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, the park is located on a 1.3-mile plot of land from Atlantic Avenue in the south, under the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and past the , to Jay Street north of the .

Museum
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The is a museum, library, and educational center founded in 1863 that preserves and encourages the study of 's 400-year history. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brooklyn Heights and Dumbo.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood within the borough of . The neighborhood is bounded by Old Fulton Street near the on the north, on the east, Atlantic Avenue on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway or the on the west.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the borough of . It encompasses two sections: one situated between the and , which connect Brooklyn to across the , and another extending eastward from the Manhattan Bridge to the area.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the borough of . A small neighborhood comprising 40 blocks, sits adjacent to Brooklyn Heights to the north, Boerum Hill to the east, Carroll Gardens to the south, and the to the west.

Brooklyn Heights Promenade

Latitude
40.69765° or 40° 41′ 52″ north
Longitude
-73.9971° or 73° 59′ 50″ west
Open location code
87G8M2X3+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 230757260
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­pedestrian
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q15205111
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